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This is extremely diasappointing! The worst part is the terrorists will feel empowered now, IMO the Dakar needs to find safer routes in the future or this won't stop. I feel bad for the sponsors and the teams that have poured all their energy into their efforts. Let's hope this never happens to a certain 24 hr race in France!
It is a bummer. But it's hard to keep an eye on the hundreds of vehicles, scattered across the desert. And they have had problems in the past with bandits, so this would be a pretty credible threat.
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Not saying it is impossible, but there is a world of difference between the security risks of the Dakar Rally and LeMans!!
Indeed, let us all hope it stays that way! The more likely possibility would be a nut job running on the track like in F1 or protestors blocking the track like the Tour de France. Either way, to see a once a year event cancelled is too bad. Sport being held at ransom for political means is not cool.
Dakar Rally Canceled 
